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09/10/2025NSLP Administrative Review SY 2025 – 2026
09/10/2025NSLP Procurement Review SY 2025 – 2026
08/28/2025Fiscal Year 2026 Special Milk Program Application Renewal for Child Care Now Available
08/20/2025Child and Adult Care Food Program Available Training and Resources (FY26)
08/20/2025National School Nutrition Programs Reimbursement Rates for Fiscal Year 2026
08/19/2025CACFP Reimbursement Rates Fiscal Year 2026
08/12/2025School Year 2025-2026 Special Milk Program Application Renewal and Massachusetts Special Milk Household Application Packet
07/01/2025School Year 2025-2026 Annual Renewal of Student Eligibility Information
06/17/2025School Year 2025-2026 USDA Foods Warehouse Contract Award
05/13/2025School Meal Communication Plan for School Year 25/26
04/30/2025Community Eligibility Annual Notification of Local Educational Agencies
03/28/2025Community Eligibility Provision Deadlines 2025
03/27/2025Summer Food Service Program Training Opportunities 2025
02/21/2025Notification to the Community on the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
02/12/2025Annual Verification of Bank Account Activity for Sponsoring Organizations
02/07/2025Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Area Eligible Schools List (50% List)
02/06/2025Permanent Agreement for the Administration of Unaffiliated CACFP Sites
01/31/2025Capital Expenditure Approved List for School Food Authority Equipment Purchases
01/21/2025Meal Pattern Variation for Faith-Based/Religious Observance
01/07/2025USDA Foods in Emergency/Disaster Situations in Schools
11/05/2024Food Service Management Company Contracting Procedures FY 2025
09/11/2024Breakfast Requirements — Universal Free School Meals & Breakfast After the Bell Mandate
06/11/2024Meal Modifications in Child Nutrition Programs
02/01/2024Allowable and Indirect Costs
11/27/2023Investing in School Nutrition Programs
01/12/2023School Meal Access for Early College Learners
12/22/202212/22/2022 UPDATE: Choking Prevention Policy: Nutrition for Young Children (Under the age of four)
12/06/2022Civil Rights Complaint Policy & Procedures for Sponsoring Organizations of Child Nutrition Programs
11/07/2022CACFP Policy: Prorated Site Monitoring Schedule for Sponsoring Organizations
08/15/2022Permanent Agreements for the Child Nutrition Program Sponsors
08/03/2022CACFP Policy for Annual Application Renewal
08/03/2022CACFP Policy for Active Participation
06/28/2022Use of the Nondiscrimination Statement on Public Communications (State Guidance issued June 28, 2022)
02/28/2022An Act Promoting Student Nutrition (2 of 2) — Student Unpaid Meal Debt
02/28/2022An Act Promoting Student Nutrition (1 of 2) — New Requirements Related to Special Provisions
08/05/2021Taglines and Providing Meaningful Access to the Child Nutrition Program (State Guidance issued August 5, 2021)

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Has the Office for Food and Nutrition Programs (FNP) requested that any regulatory requirements be waived for Child Nutrition Programs operating in Massachusetts?

Yes. MA DESE, Office for Food and Nutrition Programs (FNP) is seeking a waiver for the following regulation:

Last Updated: September 15, 2025

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